English▸ noun a friend:
we're best pals.
▪ used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression:
back off, pal.
▸ verb
(pals, palling, palled)
[no object] (pal around) spend time with a friend: we got acquainted but we never really palled around.
– ORIGIN late 17th century : from Romani, ‘brother, mate’, based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ ‘brother’.